very sick

Man, I hate being sick. It seems I am sick quite often, but this time has been a doozy. It doesn't help that I get to take care of my son at the same time, day and night, or that I have a big project due this friday.

Two days ago it was fun to wake up and turn over in bed, only to feel the fluid in my lungs slosh about. Ugh. At least things seem to be climbing slowly back today.

tail end of summer

Summer is finally winding down here in Arizona. The past two weeks have been all monsoon rain storms, thunder and lightning. I always enjoy this time of year the most. Almost like a gift from mother nature to make up for the fiendishly hot summer months.

Unfortunately with all the wet weather, we're nice and sick here. Jeni is off in New York celebrating a friend's bridal shower and won't be back for 3-4 more days, so we're fending for ourselves. Always gives you an appreciation for what someone does for you when they aren't there anymore.

The mobile3d implementation is winding down as well, scheduled for completion in 6 days or so. Then it gets turned over to MPP and their users for testing and whatnot. I imagine there will be at least one or two updates following that as the inevitable bugs shake out, but otherwise it's another done project. Kind of sad to see it go from the nest after these last couple months; it's been a lot of fun doing something I love instead of financial software or smacking Crystal reports into submission. Ah well.

Rough day

Last night I gathered with dozens of family around my 90 year old grandfather (well, technically, step-grandpa I guess?) and we said goodbye and prayed for him as he lay groaning and out of it on morphine. This morning around 12:35am he passed to the next life. It was a pretty hard thing to watch and yet comforting to know he was surrounded by loving family members and that he will be moving to a better place and waits there for us now. Still though, we miss seeing him in the here and now.

I spent most of the day today with my grandma, mostly just being there. She's a strong woman, losing two husbands before her. I hope she can remain so for a long time still, but perhaps that is just me being selfish.

Anyhow, what a day.